Glass-cutting apparatus



June 22 1926.

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June 22 1926c m5999161 J. WATERLOO .GLASSA CUTTING APPARATUS Filed Oct.28, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 j 22 and PATENT QFFICE.

Jill-Uil TJLtFJEl'EICLOG, DI NEVI EAGLE, lEfNNSLvANlA, ASSGNOR T0 WINDGWGLASS "FENNSYLVANA, A CORPORATION F NEW GLASS-CUTTNG APPARATUS.

Application iiled lctober 2B, i922.

Y s table to make longitudinal cuts in the Also the cutter carriage ispreiterabljiv made reniovable.

lu the drawinifs which illust "ate the pre- 'crrcd embodiment ot theinvention, Figure "l is a plan view ot a glass cutting table and thecutting apparatus applied thereto; Figure 2 is a vertical sectionthrough the r cari-ia and guide rods; and

3 is a plan view of the cutter and s rerringito the illustratedembodiment or the invention the glass cutting apparatus is shown asapplied to a glass cutting table 2 ol the usual type. The table isprovided with the usual series ot pins 3 and l at its rear and trontedges, respectively. rl`he `fruide or bridge ior the cutter carriage istermed oit two parallel rods 5 and 6 which span the table and arecarried on brackets l and S movable along the front and back olc thetable. The guide is provided with equalizer wires 17 and 18 to insure atrue parallel movement of the brackets l and 6.

rlhc clen'ients above described are those oit the ivlonro @n KlagesPatent No. 1,178,534, and need not here be described in greater detail.

l replace the cutter carriage shown in the Meuro t Klapges patent by acutter carriage which has means tor holding` it in adjusted position onthe guide rods 5 and 6. My cutter carriage is indicated in the drawingsgenorally by reference numeral 20. lt comprises a trame 2l having hookedends which tit over the guide rod 5. .lins 2li. and 25 projectdownwardly 'from the iti-anic 2l and engage the side oit the guide barG. As shown in Figure 2 these pins are slightly hollowcd at 26 to titover the side ot the round rod 6 and hold the cutter carriage on theguide rods. There is sui'licieiit Serial No. 597,569.

elasticity in the guide rods to allow the pins 241 and to be pushed downin place.

rEhe abovc described construction allows the cutter carriage to be movedback and forth al ng the guide and the hooked ends 22 and 23 and thepins 24 and 25 serve as means *for trictionally holding the cutter inits adjusted position on the guide.

The cutter itself which is illustrated in the drawings as a diamondpoint 27 is carried on a cutter arm 28 pivoted at 29 on the cuttercarriage 20. A spring 30 serves to hold the diamond point 27 against theglass with the desired pressure. An adjusting nut 3l is used to adjustthe tension ot the spring 30. A linger piece 32 is provided tor raising;the cutter point 2T during the back travel of the guide.

The cutter carriage is readily removed trom the guide rods 5 and 6 andmay be replaced by a movable cutter carriage which is arranged to travellongitudinally of the guide rods 5 and 6 and theretore cut trans verselyot' the table. The cutter carriage shown in the drawings is arranged tocut longitudinally ot the table. lt desired the transverse cuts maj7 bemade with the usual hand cutting,l tool and cutting stick engaging thepins 3 and l and now in common use on glass cutting tables.

In cutting glass into squares or rectangle lar pieces the cuttercarriage 2O is slid to its proper adjusted position on the guide rods 5and 6 and then the guide rods 5 and 6 and brackets l and 8 are moved asa whole longitudinally of thc table whereby the glass is longitudinallycut. After the proper number oi longitudinal cuts have been made theguide rods 7 and 8 may be moved to one end ot the table and thetransverse cuts made with the usual hand cuttingtool and cutting stick.

While the preferred embodiment ot' the present invention has beenspecifically illustrated and described, it is to be understood that thepresent invention is not to be limited to its illustrated embodiment butmay be otherwise embodied within the scope of the following claims.

l claim:

l. The combination with a glass cutting table, o'l' a bridge mounted tospan the table, a cutter and a cutter support, the bridge comprising apair of substantially parallel rods and the cutter support having meansadapted to be snapped over said rods und inake frictional engagementtherewith ifo hold the Cutter support at any desired position along thebridge, substantially as described.

Q. The Combination with a glass cutting table, of u bridge mounted lospan the tabley a Cutler and :i cutter support, the bridge 10 Comprisinga pair of substantially. parallel rods, the Cutter Support comprising uhook adapted to fasten over one of the rods und :i post adapted lo inekesnap connection with the other rod lo hold the support at adjustedposition along the bridger` substanfially asdescribecl.

In tesi'in'iony Whereofl have hereunto sel my handB JOHN WTATEBLQO.

